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Where Does The Last Name Buhr Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Buhr has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be found as a variant: Bühr. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buhr? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 42,048^th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 586,759 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Buhr reside; 58 percent reside in Western Europe and 54 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,187,323^rd most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 24 people.

The last name Buhr is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 6,634 people, or 1 in 12,135. In Germany it is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 45 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 12 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent live. Other than Germany this last name is found in 40 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Buhr Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Buhr has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,108 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Buhr Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Buhr last name are 19.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.1% registered with the party.

The amount Buhr earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.52% more than the national average, earning R 393,336 per year; in United States they earn 3.77% more than the national average, earning $44,776 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.45% less than the national average, earning $48,464 CAD per year.